Seasonal variation of municipal solid waste generation and composition in four East European cities

Gintaras Denafas, Tomas Ruzgas, Dainius Martuzevičius, Sergey Shmarin, Michael Hoffmann, Valeriy Mykhaylenko, Stanislav Ogorodnik, Mikhail Romanov, Ekaterina Neguliaeva, Alexander Chusov, Tsitsino Turkadze, Inga Bochoidze and Christian Ludwig

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2014, vol. 89, issue C, 22-30

Abstract: The quality of recyclable and residual municipal solid waste (MSW) is, among other factors, strongly influenced by the seasonal variation in MSW composition. However, a relatively marginal amount of published data on seasonal MSW composition especially in East European countries do not provide sufficient information on this phenomenon. This study provides results from municipal waste composition research campaigns conducted during the period of 2009–2011 in four cities of Eastern European countries (Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia). The median monthly MSW generation values ranged from 18.70 in Kutaisi (Georgia) to 38.31kgcapita−1month−1 in Kaunas (Lithuania). The quantitative estimation of seasonal variation was performed by fitting the collected data to time series forecasting models, such as non-parametric seasonal exponential smoothing, Winters additive, and Winters multiplicative methods.

Keywords: MSW generation and composition; Seasonal variation; Time series analyses; Modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.06.001

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